The Islamic community of North Ossetia in the post-Soviet period: features of development
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2023-16-4-884-903
Abstract
This article is devoted to the study of the characteristic features of the development of the Islamic community of North Ossetia and its organizational structures in the 1990s – 2010s and the nature of their impact on the spiritual consciousness of Muslims in the republic. This study examines the main activities of the Muslim community of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania in the post-Soviet period and identifies the main problems that it had to overcome during the period under study. This article provides a comparative analysis of the activities of the leaders of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of North Ossetia and assesses their direct contribution to the Islamic spiritual revival in the republic.
About the Authors
R. M. Mukhametshin
Russian Islamic Institute
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Rafik M. Mukhametshin, Full Member (Academician) of Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences, Dr. Sci. (Politics), Full Professor, Rector; Chairman of the Council for Islamic Education
Kazan
K. V. Kasparyan
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Pyatigorsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Konstantin V. Kasparyan, Cand. Sci. (History), Docent, Associate Professor of the Department of Historical and Socio-Philosophical Disciplines, Oriental Studies and Theology; Leading Researcher at the Department of Coordinating Research and Innovation and Project Activities in the specialty, Master's and postgraduate studies
Pyatigorsk
S. K. Osipov
Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Pyatigorsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Stanislav K. Osipov, Cand. Sci. (Philosophy), Docent, Associate Professor of the Department of Historical and Socio-Philosophical Disciplines, Oriental Studies and Theology; Leading Researcher at the Department of Coordination of Research and Innovation and Project Activities in the specialty, Master's and postgraduate studies
Pyatigorsk
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Mukhametshin R.M., Kasparyan K.V., Osipov S.K. The Islamic community of North Ossetia in the post-Soviet period: features of development. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2023;16(4):884-903. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2023-16-4-884-903
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